Pratibha Patil was sworn in as India’s first female president.
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Metallica released their album 'Kill 'Em All.'
The plastic shirt collar was patented in the US by Walter Hunt.
An asteroid, dubbed 'City Killer,' came closer to Earth than the moon and was almost undetected.
Verizon bought Yahoo for $4.8 billion in cash.
After winning the Battle of Ourique, Afonso I became King of Portugal.
